Rajkot Gaming Zone Fire: After a gaming middle in Rajkot caught hearth, ensuing within the deaths of 28 folks, together with 9 youngsters, the Gujarat High Court criticised the town’s municipal authorities for not certifying a minimum of two comparable buildings within the metropolis. The courtroom asserted that it has misplaced its ‘trust’ on the Bhartiya Janta Party-led state authorities.
The HC was outraged after studying that two gaming zones had been working for over 24 months every with out the mandatory permits, together with hearth security certificates.
“Have you gone blind? Did you fall asleep? Now we do not trust the local system and the state,” the courtroom mentioned.
As per studies, Rajkot gaming zone was granted a license by native cops in November final 12 months and was additional renewed to December 31, 2024.
The Rajkot municipal authority showcased some images of officers on the gaming zone, to which the courtroom furiously asserted, “Who were these officers? Did they go there to play?”
The courtroom allegedly mentioned that it may possibly not belief the native system or the state, the courtroom fumed when knowledgeable that fireplace security certification hearings had remained unresolved for 4 years.
Advocate Manisha Luv Kumar Shah, representing the state authorities, admitted that two extra gaming zones in Ahmedabad have been working with out permission. She knowledgeable the courtroom {that a} particular crew had been established to analyze these points and submit a report inside 72 hours.
The courtroom was additionally instructed that this investigation contains mini-gaming zones inside malls, totalling 34 within the metropolis, of which three lack the obligatory no-objection certificates from the fireplace division.
Meanwhile, the state reassured the courtroom by highlighting the arrests of all three homeowners and mentioned that the probe is ongoing to nab the remaining suspect.
